Saving a life: Vets do historic procedures on horse
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Professors at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine performed two procedures on a 23-year-old thoroughbred that saved the horse's life and set a precedent for the diagnosis and treatment of a kidney tumor.
Wal-Mart employees and loggers educate public, raise funds for kids
DOVER, Ohio - Teaching the public about forest resources, and raising money to help treat and prevent illnesses and injury for children, are the focus of the 9th annual Forest Heritage Festival.
Hog brings $30 bid; lamb gets $25 at Wayne Co.
WOOSTER, Ohio - Good weather, great attendance and an outstanding junior fair livestock auction wrapped up the 2004 edition of the Wayne County Fair.
Mahoning County Farm Bureau programming, leaders earn awards
CANFIELD, Ohio - Mahoning County Farm Bureau celebrated the strength of its local volunteers and programming at its annual meeting Sept.
Columbiana County: Lindsay earns Farm Bureau honors
HANOVERTON, Ohio - Scott Lindsay attributes his success as a farmer to hard work, dedication and his family.
A beginner’s guide to equine health care
(First in a three-part series) SALEM, Ohio - Horses need a home, too. Yes, horses graze in pastures but they also need shelter.
Materials go full circle with plastofuels
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Plasticulture's uses don't stop in the high tunnel at Penn State University.
Researchers here are looking at ways to complete plastic's lifecycle and are experimenting with plastic-fueled power.
Plasticulture opens doors on the farm
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - The idea of Pennsylvania-grown bananas may sound like a joke, but it's a definite possibility if farmers use a simple approach evaluated by Penn State scientists.
Danny’s smile
Danny Armstrong's smile masks the past year, the surgeries, the grueling repetition, the disappearance of many months and the struggle to prove ... a country boy can survive.
Organic farmer takes on 800 acres
WEST SALEM, Ohio - Dean McIlvaine's grain farm sprawls across 830 acres by the ocean.
At least that's the way he likes to think of the four-lane interstate that borders his property in Wayne County, Ohio.
